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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1977
Page
2
Charleston Secretary of State A James Manchin said the state continues its investigation into alleged vote counting irregularities in Vienna City primary. He plans to visit Parkersburg next Tuesday to meet with Wood County Prosecuting Attorney Joe McFarland and city officials to discuss the matter.
Military satellites launched Thursday night into near polar orbits from Cap Canaveral. The third stage fired as the Trio package reached 22,800 miles from Earth, marking a successful fourth launch in six years but only the second listed. Police seek two suspects in the murder and robbery of Marjorie Jackson, an Indianapolis heiress, as they may visit acquaintances with stolen money.
Airport reports show a high of 67.4 and low of 46.4 degrees with 10 hours of precipitation for the period and a year ago high of 79 and low of 1. River gauges indicate Greenbrier normal and clear, Lake Bluestone normal and cloudy with 2.7 gates open, and a new gauge at Hinton at 2.5 feet. Continuous outlook calls for Sunday to Tuesday partly cloudy and warm with showers possible on Tuesday. Daytime highs mid 70s to low 80s, overnight lows mid 40s to low 50s, warming to mid 50s to low 60s by Tuesday.
The Maleigh Register outlines Beckley Newspapers subscription prices for 1977 including daily and Sunday rates with tax totals for one year six months and three months. The notice mentions a record hop event Saturday night and provides a contact at the Cooperative Extension Office for more details.
Vicki Lynn Irving seventeen? The source says fifteen, of Bolt remained in critical condition this morning at Charleston General Hospital with injuries from an automobile accident last Saturday near Surveyor. Three other persons were injured in that accident and treated and released from Raleigh General last Saturday.
Riyadh reports say six people died in a desert oilfield blast near the Persian Gulf with up to 40 injured possibly including Americans and Britons. A spokesman for Arabian-American Oil Co. disputed the figure, noting only one death and that the fire was largely contained.
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